Lancaster County Dairy Day Held At Farm and Home Center
Lancaster County Dairy Day returns next Tuesday March 9 at the Farm and Home Center under Donald S Eby president of Red Rose DHIA with a 930 am to 3 pm schedule. Atlantic Dairy association opens with a promotion film at 930 am followed by Penn State experts discussing Dairy Outlook Herd Management in the 70s Solitions to Abnormal Milk Problems Dairy Cattle Feeding for Efficient Production and Waste Disposal and Rotation. A Plastow Memorial Flagpole dedication at 130 pm honors Victor Plastow with exhibits by local dairy suppliers and the event is hosted by the Lancaster County Agricultural Extension Service with Milk Distributors Milk Marketing Co operatives and Dairy Breed Associations.
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Lancaster County
Farm and Home Center
Donald S Eby
Red Rose Dhia
Atlantic Dairy Association
William F. Johnstone
Penn State
Donald Luce
Samuel B Guss
Elvin Hess Jr
Plastow
Victor Plastow
Richard S. Adams
Penn State Dairy Extension
Roger’ Grout
Penn State Extension
Lancaster County Agricultural Extension Service
Snow Delays FFA Banquet and Farm Management Meeting
Inclement weather forces postponement of the Solanco FFA Parent Son Banquet to March 11 at 7 pm and the Farm and Home Center farm management session to March 18 at 7:30 pm. Lancaster attorney Carl Hjaligren will discuss wills estates and taxes. Jay W. Irwin confirms the joint March 18 discussion on farm transfer arrangements.
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FFA
Lancaster Fara
Solanco Ffa
So Janco Senior High
Farm and Home Center
Farm and Home
Carl Hjaligren
Lancaster
Jay W. Irwin
Lancaster County Agricultural
Tobacco Quotas Defeated Again in Lancaster County Vote
Lancaster County growers voted down a three year federal tobacco quota plan with 973 against and 296 for, from 1,288 voting of 4,190 eligible. The number of tobacco farmers has fallen by about 570 in three years. Dorothy Neel ASC director notes 54 farmers signed up for the wheat and feed grain program and signup runs through April 9 at the Farm and Home Center.
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Lancaster County
Dorothy Neel
ASC
Farm and Home Center
Consumer Education vs Impulse Buying Topic Meeting
The Lancaster County Home Economics Association will hold a meeting at the UGI Auditorium Lancaster with a hospitality hour at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Speaker Robert Lutz of the Bureau of Consumer Protection will discuss consumer education versus impulse buying. An added feature is a Silent Auction sponsored by the ways and means committee and executive board. Members are asked to bring sale items such as food pastries crafts and handmade goods.
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Lancaster County Home Economics Association
UGI
Lancaster
Robert Lutz
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Harrisburg
Dickinson University
George Washington University Law School
Lutz
Ways and Means Committee
Marek's Vaccine Review Highlights Local Poultry Economics
The third poultry education meeting on March 11 at 7 30 pm at the Farm and Home Center will examine money management and economic advantages of raising pullets locally. Speakers include Carl Brown on money management and veterinarians Dr Dwight Schwartz and Dr Floyd Hicks on Marek's vaccination and its local impact.
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Farm and Home Center
Carl Brown
Production Credit Association
Dwight Schwartz
Penn State Extension
Floyd Hicks
Penn State
Marek
Jay W Irwin
Lancaster County Agricultural Agent
Irwin
New Potato Promotion Law Sets Procedures for Referendum
The USDA announces an administrative procedure to implement potato research and promotion legislation signed Jan 11. Producers may be assessed up to one cent per hundredweight with a referendum vote by those growing five or more acres in the 48 contiguous states. A National Potato Promotion Board would oversee it if approved.
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U.s.department of Agriculture
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
C&ms
Secretary of Agriculture
National
Young Farmers Regional Leadership Training Conference Held
A regional Young Farmers leadership training conference convened Monday at Eph rata High School auditorium. Henry Givler praised the effort as the first regional leadership program. Dr Glenn Z Stevens stressed ongoing education and post graduation use of the local school system. C Daniel Biemesderfer praised the Young Farmers programs in the Eph rata District. The program included a session on letter writing and telephone use followed by group discussions among Young Farmer officers.
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Ephrata High School
Henry Givler
Glenn Z. Stevens
Penn State
Vo-Ag
Daniel Biemesderfer
Ephrata
Farm Calendar entries for March events
Farm Calendar lists events including State Grange Regional Institute in Duncannon on Saturday March 6 and Manheim Young Farmers recreation night on Monday March 8 at 7 30 p.m continued on page 10.
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State Grange Regional Institute
Duncannon
Manheim Young Farmers
Frank Campbell Injured in Snowstorm Auto Crash
Frank Campbell, a Miller & Bushong sales rep for dairy and livestock feed from Lancaster, is in fair condition at Lancaster General Hospital after a Thursday snowstorm car crash near Quarryville. He helped direct Miller & Bushong's annual dairy awards banquet Wednesday.
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Fianas X
Frank) Campbell
Miller & Bushong
Lancaster General Hospital
Quarryville
Campbell
Bill View Drive
Lancaster
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Lancaster Co
Federal Register
Fruit and Vegetable Division
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. Cc
Glenn Martin
Ephrata Young Farmers
W. Donald Grove
Airville
Jay Kopp
Young Farmers
Charles Ackley
Frank Campbell
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